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A PALACE OR AN INN

A Hermit was once passing through the capital of a great empire .

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He stood in front of the royal palace at sunset.
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He took it for an inn.
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So he spread his carpet on the green grass beside the gate.
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He wanted to sleep there for the night.
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The guard tried to turn him out, but he refused to go.
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The king heard the noise and came to the spot.
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"Don't you know, that it is my palace and not an inn?", said the king.
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"May I ask you, your majesty!", said the hermit, "Who lived in this palace it was first built?",
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"My grandfather", replied the king.
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"And who lived here after him?" asked the hermit.
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"My father", answered the kin.

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"But who will live here after you?" asked the hermit for the third time.
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"My son" was the king's answer.
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Then the hermit said to the king,
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"Your majesty, a place that change its residents so often is certainly an inn".
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The king was greatly pleased with this reply and allowed the hermit to sleep there for the night.
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